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Impact Managers (IMs) lead and develop teams of full-time student success coaches as idealistic, emerging leaders and practitioners who provide holistic support to students, classrooms, and school communities. Reporting to an Impact Director and working primarily from partner school(s), IMs play a critical role in implementing City Year’s Whole School, Whole Child (WSWC) service model, mission, and practices. This position is responsible for three core areas of work: team development and experience, school partnerships, and City Year’s impact goals. Impact Managers support their teams through a challenging and rewarding year of service while helping create the conditions for student and school success.
Minimum Qualifications
3 years of experience in youth development, people management, education, or comparable experience
Authorized documentation to work in the United States
Ability to pass criminal background checks as required for working with school-age children
Responsibilities
The Impact Manager will perform the following roles and responsibilities as described below:
Team Management
Lead, manage, and coach a team ranging from 6-10 AmeriCorps members with the age range of 18-25-year-olds completing a year of service to achieve service impact with students and reach their leadership development potential.
Monitor performance through consistent check-ins, clear expectations, timely feedback, and appropriate accountability measures, including documentation and corrective action when necessary.
Mentor student success coaches through career exploration and decision-making, helping them clarify their post‑service goals and build skills and networks to pursue their next step.
Ensure student success coaches successfully meet AmeriCorps service requirements, including service hours, documentation, and adherence to prohibited activities and program policies.
Foster a positive, inclusive, and accountable team culture that supports collaboration, belonging, and high performance.
Address performance, conduct, and service-related concerns in accordance with City Year policies, procedures, and AmeriCorps requirements.
Service Delivery & Impact
Lead team in implementing City Year’s service model, including classroom support, individualized tutoring, schoolwide initiatives, extended learning time, and other supports aligned to school priorities.
Coach team members to deliver differentiated tutoring and coaching for students in English-Language Arts, math, and interpersonal skills development.
Use and interpret student- and program-level data to identify trends, guide coaching priorities, and inform decisions with school partners.
Ensure accurate and timely collection and entry of service and student data.
School Partner Management
Serve as the primary liaison between City Year and the school, building strong relationships with principals, teachers, and staff to align service with school priorities and follow through on shared decisions.
Participate in regular meetings with school leadership and partners to discuss progress, needs, and conditions for success.
Navigate competing priorities and stakeholder needs while maintaining alignment to City Year goals, service expectations, and school partner commitments.
Collaboration & Learning
Collaborate effectively with teammates to achieve sitewide goals and foster an inclusive environment.
Contribute to corps member learning by leading or cofacilitating training sessions during start-of‑year onboarding and ongoing learning & development days.
Reinforce centralized training through on‑the‑job coaching, reflection, and team learning activities.
Role model a growth mindset, inclusive leadership practices, and commitment to City Year's culture and values.
Perform additional responsibilities as assigned by the direct supervisor to advance City Year’s mission.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience coaching, supervising, or developing young adults
Experience working in schools or youth development settings
Experience using data to inform decisions
Experience with instructional coaching is a plus
Knowledge of local school district context is a plus
City Year/AmeriCorps experience is a plus
Competencies
In order to succeed in this role, an applicant must have the following competencies:
Developing & Empowering Others: Creates opportunities for others to learn, develop, take action, and lead.
Managing Performance: Assigns, tracks, and prioritizes work to ensure high-quality outputs; inspires committed and positive action toward organizational goals.
Team Building: Leads individual contributors into becoming a cohesive unit; fosters belonging, collaboration, and inclusion.
Collaboration Connects with stakeholders to identify shared interests; partners with others to incorporate different perspectives toward a common goal.
Project Management: Organizes, prioritizes, and tracks work across people, partnerships, and timelines to ensure alignment and follow‑through.
Working Conditions
Works primarily on-site at one or two partner schools, with additional time spent at the City Year office for meetings, training, and team gatherings.
Follows a schedule aligned with school-day hours (typically between 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.), with occasional early mornings, evenings, or weekend hours for events, trainings, or service days.
May require travel between multiple school sites within the district and occasional local travel for City Year events.
Must be able to work in a fast-paced, youth-centered school environment, with a noise level that can range from moderate to high.
Occasional lifting or carrying of materials (e.g., event supplies, training materials) up to ~20 lbs.
Reliable transportation to and from school sites and office locations is required. [Requires a valid driver’s license for travel as part of job duties and/or ability and willingness to navigate public transit system.]
Must have reliable internet access when participating in any required virtual meetings or trainings.
Compensation
The salary for this position is $50,000 annually. Compensation is commensurate with experience and aligned with internal equity practices.
Benefits
Full-time employees will be eligible for all benefits including vacation, sick days and organization holidays. You may participate in all benefit programs that City Year establishes and makes available to eligible employees, under (and subject to all provisions of) the plan documents that govern those programs. Currently, City Year offers medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment and disability coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and other benefits including 401(k) plan(s) pursuant to the terms and conditions of company policy and the 401(k) plan document. For more information, click here
Employment at City Year is at-will.
City Year does not sponsor work authorization visas.
City Year helps students and schools succeed, while preparing the next generation of leaders. City Year AmeriCorps members provide support to students, classrooms and the whole school. Schools that partner with City Year are up to two to three times more likely to improve in English and math assessments, and the more time students spend with AmeriCorps members, the more they improve on skills that help students thrive in school and contribute to their community.
A proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network, City Year is supported by AmeriCorps, local school districts and private philanthropy. City Year partners with public schools in 29 communities across the U.S. and through international affiliates in the U.K. and South Africa.
